wanting

wanting
1. [ʹwɒntıŋ] a
1. (in) (в достаточной мере) не обладающий (чем-л.), не имеющий (чего-л.)

wanting in initiative - безынициативный; недостаточно инициативный

he is wanting in alacrity - ему недостаёт расторопности, он нерасторопен

wanting in courtesy - невежливый, неучтивый

not wanting in zeal - полный рвения

he is not wanting in intelligence - он не лишён сообразительности /ума/

2. 1) отсутствующий, недостающий

a coat with some buttons wanting - пиджак без нескольких пуговиц

there is a volume wanting to complete the set - в комплекте не хватает одного тома

2) недостаточный, неполноценный

wanting to the occasion - не на высоте положения

wanting in some respects - неполноценный /неадекватный/ в некоторых отношениях

I shall not be wanting - не подведу

was weighed and found wanting - а) библ. взвешен на весах и найден очень лёгким; б) образн. не выдержал испытания

3. диал. придурковатый; ненормальный

he is a little wanting - у него не все дома /винтика не хватает/

2. [ʹwɒntıŋ] prep
без; при отсутствии

a book wanting a cover - книга без переплёта

a month wanting two days - без двух дней месяц

wanting mutual trust, friendship is impossible - без взаимного доверия дружба невозможна


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  • wanting — [wän′tiŋ] adj. 1. absent; lacking; missing [a coat with some buttons wanting] 2. not up to some standard; inadequate in some essential [weighed and found wanting] prep. 1. lacking (something); without [a watch wanting a minute hand] 2. minus;… …   English World dictionary

  • Wanting — Want ing, a. Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wanting — index defective, deficient, delinquent (overdue), destitute, devoid, faulty, imperfect, inadept …   Law dictionary

  • wanting — [adj] lacking, inadequate absent, away, bankrupt, bereft, burned out*, cooked*, cut off, defective, deficient, deprived, destitute, devoid, disappointing, empty, failing, faulty, gone, half baked*, imperfect, incomplete, in default, inferior,… …   New thesaurus

  • wanting — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking in something required, necessary, or usual. 2) absent; not provided …   English terms dictionary

  • wanting — want|ing [ˈwɔntıŋ US ˈwo:n , ˈwa:n ] adj [not before noun] formal something that is wanting lacks or misses something that it needs or something that you expect it to have ▪ Their security procedures were found wanting . wanting in ▪ They were… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wanting — adjective (not before noun) 1 be found wanting proven not to be good enough for a particular purpose: Traditional solutions had been tried and found wanting. 2 wanting in sth formal not having enough of something: wanting in grace and tact 3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • wanting — /ˈwɒntɪŋ / (say wonting) adjective 1. lacking or absent: an apparatus with some of the parts wanting. 2. deficient in some part, thing, or respect: to be wanting in courtesy. 3. deficient by the absence of some part or thing; falling short. 4.… …  

  • wanting — /won ting, wawn /, adj. 1. lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting. 2. deficient in some part, thing, or respect: to be wanting in courtesy. prep. 3. lacking; without: a box wanting a lid. 4. less; minus: a century wanting three …   Universalium

  • wanting — adj. deficient 1) wanting in 2) (misc.) to be found wanting * * * [ wɒntɪŋ] (misc.) to be found wanting [ deficient ] wanting in …   Combinatory dictionary

  • wanting — want|ing [ wantıŋ ] adjective not as good as something should be: be found wanting: U.N. peacekeeping forces were found wanting. be wanting in something FORMAL to be lacking something important: My father is wanting in patience …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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